Straits Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 103827
- Address
- Longfellow Road, Lower Gornal, DY3 3EE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 414 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.1%
- Girls
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 93%
Mixed 4%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other White 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Straits Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 58 31 27 |
| Year 1 | 55 32 23 |
| Year 2 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 3 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 4 | 60 38 22 |
| Year 5 | 62 37 25 |
| Year 6 | 60 28 32 |